Return

A month later, Xu Yang returned from Su State. After relocating the You Su Clan into the Dao Domain and settling them in properly, he finally returned to Myriad Dao Academy.

With turmoil now sweeping the world, defenses and preparations were needed on every front. Though Myriad Dao Academy was immensely powerful, with several True Immortal guest elders, numerous Void Immortals of the Calamity Realm, and Mahayana Integration cultivators, and could hold one region by relying on mech armor and Daoist field formations, it was still far from enough against an existence like the Headless Emperor Corpse.

As the Dao Master and the academy's strongest combatant, Xu Yang had countless matters to attend to. Not only did he have to patrol the Dao Domain against unforeseen dangers, he also had to periodically spare time to aid various factions, win over hearts, clean up battlefields, and deal with the aftermath. On top of that, he had to balance cultivation and teaching affairs. He was truly buried beneath ten thousand daily tasks.

Even so, he still made time to properly study that Emperor Corpse.

Myriad Dao Palace, Kirin Hall, formations activated.

Xu Yang sat alone in the hall. With a sweep of his sleeve, he released an object—it was the Headless Emperor Corpse he had captured earlier.

As the sole gain from this battle, this Emperor Corpse was of no small value. If it could be put to use, it would practically be worth half an Emperor Artifact.

Unfortunately, that "if" did not hold.

Corpse refinement, Ghost Raising, Netherworld Arts—though these had once been among Xu Yang's foundational methods, he had abandoned them many years ago and no longer cultivated them.

The reason for abandoning them was not that he looked down on such unorthodox methods. Rather, as his cultivation and strength